Beginner Texts in Toki Pona

waso mama

A juvenile white stork perched in a nest with its mother.

A juvenile white stork perched in a nest with its mother. Image: Juvenile white stork (Ciconia ciconia) with parent, Arco da Vila, Faro, Portugal julesvernex2 | by Jules Verne Times Two / julesvernex2.com. | CC-BY-SA-4.0

waso mama li mama e waso lili mute.

waso lili mute li pali suli.

waso lili ale li wile e moku.

waso mama li wile ala awen mama e waso ale.

waso mama li lukin e waso lili ona wan.

mi o moli ala moli e sina?

n... ala. sina wawa.

mi o moli e waso lili ante.

A parental bird parents many small birds.

Many small birds is big work.

All the small birds need food.

The parental bird doesn't want to continue to parent all the birds.

The parental bird looks at one of its small birds.

Should I kill you?

Hm... no. You are strong.

I should kill a different small bird.

waso mama li mama e waso lili mute

waso lili mute li pali suli

waso lili ale li wile e moku

waso mama li wile ala awen mama e waso ale

waso mama li lukin e waso lili ona wan

mi o moli ala moli e sina

n
ala
sina wawa

mi o moli e waso lili ante

toki pona English sitelen pona
waso mama li mama e waso lili mute. A parental bird parents many small birds. waso mama li mama e waso lili mute
waso lili mute li pali suli. Many small birds is big work. waso lili mute li pali suli
waso lili ale li wile e moku. All the small birds need food. waso lili ale li wile e moku
waso mama li wile ala awen mama e waso ale. The parental bird doesn't want to continue to parent all the birds. waso mama li wile ala awen mama e waso ale
waso mama li lukin e waso lili ona wan. The parental bird looks at one of its small birds. waso mama li lukin e waso lili ona wan
mi o moli ala moli e sina? Should I kill you? mi o moli ala moli e sina
n... Hm... n
ala. no. ala
sina wawa. You are strong. sina wawa
mi o moli e waso lili ante. I should kill a different small bird. mi o moli e waso lili ante

waso mama li mama e waso lili mute.

waso mama li mama e waso lili mute

en

A parental bird parents many small birds.

sitelen Lasina

waso mama li mama e waso lili mute.

waso lili mute li pali suli.

waso lili mute li pali suli

en

Many small birds is big work.

sitelen Lasina

waso lili mute li pali suli.

waso lili ale li wile e moku.

waso lili ale li wile e moku

en

All the small birds need food.

sitelen Lasina

waso lili ale li wile e moku.

waso mama li wile ala awen mama e waso ale.

waso mama li wile ala awen mama e waso ale

en

The parental bird doesn't want to continue to parent all the birds.

sitelen Lasina

waso mama li wile ala awen mama e waso ale.

waso mama li lukin e waso lili ona wan.

waso mama li lukin e waso lili ona wan

en

The parental bird looks at one of its small birds.

sitelen Lasina

waso mama li lukin e waso lili ona wan.

mi o moli ala moli e sina?

mi o moli ala moli e sina

en

Should I kill you?

sitelen Lasina

mi o moli ala moli e sina?

n...

n

en

Hm...

sitelen Lasina

n...

ala.

ala

en

no.

sitelen Lasina

ala.

sina wawa.

sina wawa

en

You are strong.

sitelen Lasina

sina wawa.

mi o moli e waso lili ante.

mi o moli e waso lili ante

en

I should kill a different small bird.

sitelen Lasina

mi o moli e waso lili ante.